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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
’s authors filled the pages with their own visions of true virtue, providing guidance for defeating evil.
The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book is read, it
benefits.
Other creatures that peruse the book’s open pages can read the text but glean no deeper meaning and reap no benefits. A Fiend, an Undead, or a servant of a god from the Lower Planes
Book of Exalted Deeds
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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
expend to cast a cleric or paladin spell counts as a spell slot of one level higher.
Halo
Once you’ve read and studied the book, you gain a protective halo. This halo sheds bright light in a
is read, it vanishes to some other corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance can bring light to a darkened world. Although attempts have been made to copy the work, efforts to do so fail to
Magic Items
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
when you hit a creature with this weapon, you can expend 1 of its charges to attempt to render the target powerless. The target must succeed on a DC 17 Constitution saving throw or have the paralyzed
condition until the start of your next turn. Celestials have disadvantage on the save.
Faith Hunter. While holding the sword, you can use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
expend 1 or more charges to cast one of the following spells from it without material components: fly (2 charges), polymorph (3 charges), or transport via plants (4 charges).
Sentience. The sword
has an Intelligence of 17, a Wisdom of 12, and a Charisma of 20. It has hearing and truesight out to a range of 120 feet. It communicates telepathically with its attuned wielder and can speak, read, and
Magic Items
Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
radiant damage to the target.
Hurling. The battleaxe has 3 charges. You can expend 1 charge and make a ranged attack with the axe, hurling it as if it had the thrown property with a normal range of 60
out to a range of 120 feet.
The weapon communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Common. It has a calm, delicate voice. The weapon can sense the presence of non
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Eldritch Cannon (p. 59) In the second paragraph, in the first sentence, the following text has been changed from “until you expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher” to “until you expend a spell
slot to create one”. In the third paragraph, the third sentence has been changed to read “It is immune to poison damage and psychic damage.”
Magic Items
Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus
Intelligence of 22, a Wisdom of 18, and a Charisma of 24, as well as hearing and truesight out to a range of 120 feet.
The shield can speak, read, and understand Common and Infernal, and it can communicate
telepathically with any creature it can sense within 120 feet of it. Its voice is a deep, hollow whisper.
The shield has 3 charges. You can use an action to expend 1 charge to cast fireball or 2
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
sword regains 1d4 + 1 charges daily at dawn: Destroy Devotion. Once per turn when you hit a creature with this weapon, you can expend 1 of its charges to attempt to render the target powerless. The
sword, you can use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the following spells from it: Detect Evil and Good (1 charge), Fly (2 charges), or True Seeing (3 charges). Sentience
Wand of Orcus
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while the wand is attuned to Orcus himself.
Protection. You gain a +3 bonus to Armor Class while holding the wand.
Spells. The wand has 7 charges. While holding it, you can use an action and expend 1
to a range of 120 feet.
The wand communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Abyssal and Common.
Personality. The wand’s purpose is to help satisfy Orcus
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Magic. Once you’ve read and studied the book, any spell slot you expend to cast a cleric or paladin spell counts as a spell slot of one level higher. Halo. Once you’ve read and studied the book, you
for defeating evil. Book of Exalted Deeds The Book of Exalted Deeds rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book is read, it vanishes to some other corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
rarely lingers in one place. As soon as the book is read, it vanishes to some other corner of the multiverse where its moral guidance can bring hope to an endangered world. Although attempts have been
studying the book to digest its contents and gain its benefits. Other creatures that peruse the book’s open pages can read the text but glean no deeper meaning and reap no benefits. A Fiend, an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
from a scroll when it is read. Once used, a consumable item loses its magic and no longer functions. MAGIC ITEM FORMULAS
A magic item formula explains how to make a particular magic item. Such a
at the lowest possible spell and caster level, doesn’t expend any of the user’s spell slots, and requires no components unless the item’s description says otherwise. The spell uses its normal casting
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
they are activated. A Potion of Healing must be swallowed, for example, while the writing vanishes from a scroll when it is read. Once used, a consumable item loses its magic. Spells Cast from Items Some
magic items allow the user to cast a spell from the item. The spell is cast at the lowest possible spell and caster level, doesn’t expend any of the user’s spell slots, and requires no components
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
stone empowered you when you read it aloud.
6 You had a vivid dream of a mysterious figure accompanied by seven yellow canaries, who warned you of impending doom. When you awoke, your drake was
gain the following benefits: Thaumaturgy. You learn the thaumaturgy cantrip, which is a ranger spell for you. Tongue of Dragons. You learn to speak, read, and write Draconic or one other language of
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
. The shield can speak, read, and understand Common and Infernal, and it can communicate telepathically with any creature it can sense within 120 feet of it. Its voice is a deep, hollow whisper. The
shield has 3 charges. You can use an action to expend 1 charge to cast fireball or 2 charges to cast wall of fire from the shield (save DC 21 for each). The wall of fire spell lasts for 1 minute (no
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
flames erupt from its blade and deal an extra 2d6 radiant damage to the target. Hurling. The battleaxe has 3 charges. You can expend 1 charge and make a ranged attack with the axe, hurling it as if it
a Charisma of 15. It has hearing and darkvision out to a range of 120 feet. The weapon communicates telepathically with its wielder and can speak, read, and understand Common. It has a calm, delicate
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
until you finish a Long Rest unless you expend a Pact Magic spell slot (no action required) to restore your use of it. Level 14: Bewitching Magic Your patron grants you the ability to weave your magic
. The maximum number of dice you can expend at once equals your Charisma modifier (minimum of one die). Roll the dice you expend, and restore a number of Hit Points equal to the roll’s total. Your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
, and can be read only by you or someone casting Identify. You determine the book’s appearance and materials, such as a gilt-edged tome or a collection of vellum bound with twine. The book contains the
spell as a Ritual if that spell has the Ritual tag and the spell is in your spellbook. You needn’t have the spell prepared, but you must read from the book to cast a spell in this way. Level 1: Arcane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
can be read only by you or someone casting Identify. You determine the book’s appearance and materials, such as a gilt-edged tome or a collection of vellum bound with twine. The book contains the
spell as a Ritual if that spell has the Ritual tag and the spell is in your spellbook. You needn’t have the spell prepared, but you must read from the book to cast a spell in this way. Level 1: Arcane
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Locathah Rising
, read, and understand Aquan. It can also speak with aquatic animals as if using a speak with animals spell, using telepathy to involve its wielder in the conversation. Personality. When it grows
. Trident of Fish Command This trident is a magic weapon. It has 3 charges. While you carry it, you can use an action and expend 1 charge to cast dominate beast (save DC 15) from it on a beast that has an
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
the Wolf-Spider, his ally against Vecna, though he falsely claims that the rod is the key to stopping Vecna. (Read more about Kas’s plan in chapters 2 and 9.) Rod of Seven Parts Rod, Artifact
Parts has 7 charges and regains 1d4 + 3 expended charges daily at dawn. While holding the rod, you can use an action to expend 1 charge and cast any of the spells in the Rod Pieces table. You can also use
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
. The sword has 6 charges and regains 1d4 + 2 expended charges daily at dawn. A creature attuned to the sword can use an action and expend 1 or more charges to cast one of the following spells from it
hearing and truesight out to a range of 120 feet. It communicates telepathically with its attuned wielder and can speak, read, and understand Common, Draconic, Elvish, and Sylvan. In addition, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
come back from foraging. They arrive in the middle of combat. When the fighting begins, read: Stroking his well-kept white beard, the old man begins to mock you as his students take up fighting
hands, and Bak Mei can expend up to 3 of the staff’s charges. For each expended charge, the target takes an extra 1d6 force damage.
Heal Self (Recharges after a Long Rest). Bak Mei regains 2d8 + 4
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Uni and the Hunt for the Lost Horn
choice. Spellbook. Your wizardly apprenticeship culminated in the creation of a unique book: your spellbook. It is a Tiny object that weighs 3 pounds, contains 100 pages, and can be read only by you
spell is in your spellbook. You needn’t have the spell prepared, but you must read from the book to cast a spell in this way. Level 2: Scholar While studying magic, you also specialized in another field
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Fizban's Treasury of Dragons
long rest. Draconic Strike. When you damage a target with an unarmed strike, you can change the damage type to acid, cold, fire, lightning, or poison. Tongue of Dragons. You learn to speak, read, and
can’t create it again until you finish a long rest, unless you expend 3 ki points to create it again. Ascendant Aspect 17th-Level Way of the Ascendant Dragon Feature Your draconic spirit reaches its
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
by fire, lightning, and acid, having borne the brunt of centuries of destructive spellcasting. A spiral staircase ascends to the topmost chamber. When the characters arrive here, read: Red orbs of
staff’s charges to accomplish. If a creature attuned to the staff uses an action to expend 10 or more of its charges while touching the staff to the obelisk, power surges from the staff and triggers
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
dragon can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The dragon regains all expended uses at the start of each of its turns.
Giggling Magic. Charisma Saving Throw: DC 17, one creature the
, Major Image, Project Image
Legendary Actions
Legendary Action Uses: 3 (4 in Lair). Immediately after another creature’s turn, the dragon can expend a use to take one of the following actions. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
Supernatural Gift (Charm)
Two heroic steeds find you worthy and agree to serve you. This charm has 2 charges. As an action, you can expend 1 charge to summon a warhorse wearing plate barding (AC 18
unfold. Read the following text after all the scenes have played out and the characters are in this area: The violet flames waver, forming ominous images once more. The terrifying knight from the last
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
argument. Lighthouse Top The hatch in the ceiling of the fourth floor provides access to the top of the lighthouse. Magical shadow causes this area to be lightly obscured. When the characters arrive, read
within the lens. A successful DC 15 Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) check subtly sabotages the runes scribed into the lens. A character can expend one use of Channel Divinity to force divine power into
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
catches on if you succeed on a DC 13 Dexterity (Acrobatics) check. If you tied a Rope to the hook, you can then climb it. Healer’s Kit (5 GP) A Healer’s Kit has ten uses. As a Utilize action, you can expend
a cantrip or level 1 spell, respectively, determined by the scroll’s creator. If the spell is on your class’s spell list, you can read the scroll and cast the spell using its normal casting time and
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
you tied a Rope to the hook, you can then climb it. Healer’s Kit (5 GP) A Healer’s Kit has ten uses. As a Utilize action, you can expend one of its uses to stabilize an Unconscious creature that has 0
, you can read the scroll and cast the spell using its normal casting time and without providing any Material components. If the spell requires a saving throw or an attack roll, the spell save DC is 13
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Nest of the Eldritch Eye
(Performance) check using an instrument within 5 feet of the shrine, performing a song dedicated to Oghma. Touch the shrine and expend a spell slot of 1st level or higher. Once one of the two options
, but Zalryr surrenders when he is reduced to 10 hit points or fewer. Vecna Appears! When Zalryr either surrenders or is slain, read or paraphrase the following: The runic circle suddenly hisses and